Great news. The story of Mary Barbour and the Rent Strikes is to feature in BBC Radio Scotland’s commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I.
The story of the Rent Strikes will be broadcast during the John Beattie programme at lunchtime on Tuesday, 25 February, between noon and 1.30pm. Slightly shorter versions of it are expected to feature on Good Morning Scotland and Newsdrive.
The story of Mary Barbour’s campaign against rapacious landlords during World War I is one of a series of stories the BBC is telling to commemorate the 1914-18 conflict. Other stories include: the Zeppelin raids on Edinburgh; Montrose Air Station; Carl Lody, a German spy in Scotland; the conscientious objectors held in Dyce Camp; John Meikle VC, Nitshill Railway Clerk; the Perthshire Patriotic Barrow; and Stobs Camp in Hawick.
Remember Mary Barbour 